Time-travelling John Titor

​​The mystery of the time traveller from 2036 - who warned of nuclear war…

In 2000 and 2001, a man whom nobody ever met - John Titor - posted on the Internet. He made predictions, sent warnings of future catastrophes and even uploaded an image of the time machine he'd used to travel back from 2036 to 2000. He then vanished.

Greetings

"Greetings. I am a time traveller from the year 2036. I am on my way home after getting an IBM 5100 computer system from the year 1975.

“My ‘time’ machine is a stationary mass, temporal displacement unit manufactured by General Electric. The unit is powered by two top-spin dual-positive singularities that produce a standard off-set Tipler sinusoid.

Titor explained that his target year was 1975, but that he’d stopped off in 2000 for personal reasons. He told readers that he was a member of a military unit and had been sent back in time in order to retrieve information that would help his own society recover, after a crisis in 2015. A nuclear war between the US and Russia had killed 3 million people. Tragic as it was, the result was that people now grew their own food, raised their own livestock and devoted themselves to religion.

For those in 2000 who’d like to go with him to 2036 when he returned, he had this to say:

"For all of you interested in coming back with me to 2036, perhaps we should discuss the trip. Please be aware, the displacement unit moves through time, not space.

"First, we will be driving the current vehicle (Chevy truck) with the displacement unit in it to Tampa Florida. From there, we will go back to my arrival date on this worldline. Then we will have to drive to Minnesota, sell the current vehicle and get another one that would have been around in 1975.​"We will then move the displacement unit (500 lbs or so) into the new vehicle and go back to 1975. Once in 1975, we’ll drive back to Tampa and make the final hop to 2036. If you’d like to stay in 1975, you’re welcome to do that.

"It can also get quite hot and stuffy during the trip and you’ll be subjected to a 1.5 to 2 G force the entire time. You’ll also need some sort of a re-breather system or oxygen supply.”

When doubters raised their voice, he told people:

“My goal is not to be believed. Perhaps I should let you all in on a little secret. No one likes you in the future. This time period is looked at as being full of lazy, self-centered, civically ignorant sheep